The Pistons come home with some momentum after a rally fell short at Golden State on Monday night. But Detroit is also fighting turmoil, with players such as Tayshaun Prince (13.5 ppg) and Rodney Stuckey (15.9 ppg) not getting along with Coach John Kuester. Opponents have thrived with 3-point shooting vs. the Lakers lately, and Detroit is making 41.1 percent – third-best in the NBA. Charlie Villanueva, Austin Daye and Ben Gordon are Detroit's top long-range weapons. Pau Gasol logged 44 minutes Tuesday night in Milwaukee and will need to be monitored in a back-to-back situation.

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